About Axel
Senior strategy and transformation consultant, most recently Senior Manager at Roland Berger (Dubai), with ~10 years at top-tier firms (Roland Berger, Monitor Deloitte, Bain & Company) and ~15 years total across consulting, corporate finance and investor-facing roles in the Middle East, Europe and LATAM. MBA, NYU Stern.
Typical engagements included:
– Commercial due diligence (buy- and sell-side) and market studies, Market entry, market sizing and growth strategy
– Investment and business cases for capital allocation
– Post-merger integration (PMI), synergy capture and operating-model design
– Transformation and PMO: governance, prioritization and implementation tracking
Selected experience:
– Advised a leading sovereign wealth fund on portfolio strategy and cross-portfolio value creation across 100+ companies, identifying 70+ synergy opportunities with multi-billion-dollar potential
– Led 15+ commercial due diligences across Europe (healthcare, logistics, mobility, infrastructure)
– Led a global automotive & mobility outlook to 2040 across major markets
Strongest in capital-intensive sectors: mobility, automotive, energy, infrastructure and logistics.
Available for project-based, fractional or interim engagements in the UAE (Dubai-based) and remotely; open to on-site and travel. English, Spanish, Portuguese.
English
Native or bilingual
Spanish
Native or bilingual
Portuguese
Fluent
Can work on-site
Dubai (up to 50km), Abu Dhabi Island and Internal Islands City (up to 50km)
Experience
- Roland BergerSenior Project ManagerJanuary 2024 - Today (2 years and 5 months)Dubai - United Arab Emirates• Led a global mobility outlook assessing electrification, battery value chains, autonomous driving, and evolving OEM/Tier-1 dynamics across key markets (EU, US, China, Middle East)• Led an 18-month engagement embedded within a leading sovereign wealth fund's strategy division, advising on the development of a portfolio-wide ecosystem framework for 100+ portfolio companies to achieve Vision 2030 objectives• Identified +70 potential synergy opportunities across portfolio companies with multi-billion value creation potential, with a main focus on automotive and mobility• Delivered rapid strategic perspectives on mobility and infrastructure topics, including EV value chains, regional energy demand, and cross-sector constraints impacting large-scale national initiatives• Structured multi-stakeholder working groups addressing cross-sector constraints in energy and mobility infrastructure development• Upskilled sovereign wealth fund client teams on problem-solving, storytelling, and analytical skills
- Roland BergerProject ManagerNovember 2021 - December 2023 (2 years and 1 month)Madrid, Spain• Led 15+ commercial due diligences across various sectors, with particular focus on mobility, electrification, and logistics, supporting both buy and sell side investment decisions in Spain, France, and Germany• Assessed GCC market entry opportunity for a Chinese EV OEM, developing demand forecasts, competitive analysis, and commercial business case to support UAE and KSA go-to-market strategy• Led a bolt-on integration engagement for a leading IT consulting firm
- Monitor DeloitteM&A ManagerNovember 2019 - August 2021 (1 year and 9 months)Madrid, Spain• Led consulting teams within post-merger integration and transformation engagements, including the merger of two large Spanish banks and the carve-out of a telecom business, supporting senior leadership on organization, operating model, and synergy initiatives• Led a team that advised the CEO of a top-5 asset servicer on the optimization of the firm's rental business, asset management, and business impact assessment and response during COVID-19
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Education
- Master of Business AdministrationNew York University, Leonard N. Stern School of Business2017Master of Business Administration
- Master of FinanceUniversidad Torcuato Di Tella2010Master of Finance